Lou Gehrig

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: June 19, 1903 in New York, NY us

Died: June 2, 1941 in Bronx, NY

Buried: Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, NY

High School: HS of Commerce (New York, NY)

School: Columbia University (New York, NY)

Debut: June 15, 1923 (Age 19-361d, 5,753rd in major league history)
vs. SLB 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 30, 1939 (Age 35-315d)
vs. WSH 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1939. (Voted by Special Election)
View Lou Gehrig's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1925 season

Full Name: Henry Louis Gehrig

Nicknames: The Iron Horse, Biscuit Pants, Buster, Laruppin', Crown Prince of Swat or Columbia

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

113.7

8001

2721

493

.340

1888

RBI

1995

102

OBP

.447

SLG

.632

OPS

1.080

OPS+

179

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1926 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1926 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	NYY	@	BOS	W,12-11	CG	49	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
2	2	Apr 14	NYY	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG	40	8.0	9	1	0	10	1
3	3	Apr 16	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	17	0	0	17	2
4	4	Apr 17	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-6	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
5	5	Apr 18	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	42	10.1	1	1	0	2	0
6	6	Apr 20	NYY	@	WSH	W,18-5	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
7	7	Apr 21	NYY		BOS	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
8	8	Apr 22	NYY		BOS	L,8-9	CG	53	10.0	9	1	0	10	1
9	9	Apr 23	NYY		BOS	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	13	1	0	14	2
10	10	Apr 24	NYY		BOS	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
11	11	Apr 25	NYY		PHA	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
12	12	Apr 27	NYY		PHA	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
13	13	Apr 28	NYY		PHA	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
14	14	Apr 29	NYY		WSH	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
15	15	Apr 30	NYY		WSH	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 1	NYY		WSH	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	2
17	17	May 3	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
18	18	May 4	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-10	CG	41	8.0	9	1	0	10	1
19	19	May 5	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
20	20	May 6	NYY		WSH	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	7	2	0	9	0
21	21	May 7	NYY		DET	W,7-6	CG	49	11.0	10	0	0	10	1
22	22	May 8	NYY		DET	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	17	0	0	17	0
23	23	May 9	NYY		DET	L,10-14	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
24	24	May 10	NYY		DET	W,13-9	CG	43	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
25	25	May 12	NYY		CLE	W,6-5	CG	45	10.0	8	2	0	10	1
26	26	May 13	NYY		CLE	W,13-9	CG	40	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
27	27	May 14	NYY		CLE	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
28	28	May 15	NYY		CHW	W,10-1	CG	31	9.0	17	0	0	17	0
29	29	May 17	NYY		CHW	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
30	30	May 18	NYY		CHW	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
31	31	May 19	NYY		SLB	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
32	32	May 20	NYY		SLB	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	11	0	1	12	1
33	33	May 21	NYY		SLB	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	2
34	34	May 22	NYY		SLB	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
35	35	May 23	NYY		BOS	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	14	0	0	14	2
36	36	May 24	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
37	37	May 25 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	2
38	38	May 25 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
39	39	May 26	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-8	GS	37	8.0	14	0	0	14	0
40	40	May 28 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
41	41	May 28 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
42	42	May 29	NYY		PHA	L,6-7	CG	44	10.0	13	0	0	13	1
43	43	May 30	NYY		PHA	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	15	0	1	16	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	44	Jun 2 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	16	0	0	16	0
45	45	Jun 2 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
46	46	Jun 3	NYY		BOS	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	10	0	1	11	0
47	47	Jun 5	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-15	CG	46	8.0	13	1	0	14	0
48	48	Jun 6	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	32	7.0	10	0	0	10	1
49	49	Jun 7	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	10	1	0	11	1
50	50	Jun 8	NYY	@	DET	W,11-9	CG	49	11.0	11	0	1	12	3
51	51	Jun 9	NYY	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
52	52	Jun 10	NYY	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
53	53	Jun 11	NYY	@	DET	W,9-3	CG	42	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
54	54	Jun 12	NYY	@	SLB	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	7	1	0	8	1
55	55	Jun 13	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
56	56	Jun 14	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
57	57	Jun 15	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
58	58	Jun 17	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
59	59	Jun 18	NYY	@	CHW	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
60	60	Jun 19	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	13	2	0	15	0
61	61	Jun 20	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	10	1	0	11	0
62	62	Jun 22 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,7-8	CG	45	8.2	9	0	0	9	1
63	63	Jun 22 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-1	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
64	64	Jun 24	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	48	10.2	8	2	0	10	1
65	65	Jun 25 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,12-2	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
66	66	Jun 25 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,11-4	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
67	67	Jun 27	NYY		BOS	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
68	68	Jun 28	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	14	0	0	14	0
69	69	Jun 29	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-5	GS	14	3.0	5	0	0	5	0
70	70	Jun 30	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	42	8.1	13	1	0	14	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	71	Jul 1 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
72	72	Jul 1 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,5-12	CG	48	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
73	73	Jul 2	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	9	1	0	10	1
74	74	Jul 3	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-4	CG	46	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
75	75	Jul 4	NYY	@	WSH	T,4-4	CG	0	6.0	9	0	0	9	0
76	76	Jul 5 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
77	77	Jul 5 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
78	78	Jul 8	NYY		CLE	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
79	79	Jul 9	NYY		CLE	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
80	80	Jul 10	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	CG	48	12.0	10	1	0	11	0
81	81	Jul 11	NYY		CLE	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	13	3	0	16	1
82	82	Jul 12	NYY		CLE	L,2-6	CG	45	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
83	83	Jul 13	NYY		DET	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
84	84	Jul 14	NYY		DET	W,7-6	CG	52	12.0	17	2	0	19	0
85	85	Jul 15	NYY		DET	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
86	86	Jul 16	NYY		DET	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
87	87	Jul 17	NYY		SLB	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
88	88	Jul 18	NYY		SLB	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
89	89	Jul 19	NYY		SLB	W,11-2	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
90	90	Jul 20	NYY		SLB	L,6-7	CG	46	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
91	91	Jul 21 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
92	92	Jul 21 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
93	93	Jul 22	NYY		CHW	W,13-10	CG	46	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
94	94	Jul 23	NYY		CHW	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
95	95	Jul 24	NYY		CHW	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
96	96	Jul 25	NYY		CHW	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
97	97	Jul 27	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	11	1	1	13	0
98	98	Jul 28	NYY	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
99	99	Jul 29	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-7	CG	44	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
100	100	Jul 30	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-8	CG	47	11.0	13	0	0	13	3
101	101	Jul 31	NYY	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	102	Aug 1	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
103	103	Aug 2	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
104	104	Aug 3	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-6	CG	45	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
105	105	Aug 4	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	11	0	1	12	1
106	106	Aug 5	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
107	107	Aug 6	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	9	0	1	10	0
108	108	Aug 7	NYY	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	12	0	0	12	0
109	109	Aug 8	NYY	@	DET	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	12	0	0	12	0
110	110	Aug 9	NYY	@	DET	W,9-8	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
111	111	Aug 10	NYY	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	36	7.0	6	0	0	6	0
112	112	Aug 11 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	11	1	0	12	0
113	113	Aug 11 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	44	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
114	114	Aug 12	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	13	1	0	14	0
115	115	Aug 13	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
116	116	Aug 14 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
117	117	Aug 14 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,5-10	CG	45	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
118	118	Aug 15 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
119	119	Aug 15 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,3-5	CG	0	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
120	120	Aug 17	NYY		CHW	L,3-5	CG	28	5.0	4	0	0	4	0
121	121	Aug 20	NYY		SLB	W,10-4	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
122	122	Aug 21	NYY		SLB	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	14	1	0	15	1
123	123	Aug 23	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
124	124	Aug 25	NYY		CLE	L,0-6	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
125	125	Aug 27	NYY		DET	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
126	126	Aug 28	NYY		DET	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
127	127	Aug 29	NYY		DET	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
128	128	Aug 30	NYY		WSH	L,6-12	CG	45	9.0	11	1	1	13	2
129	129	Aug 31	NYY		PHA	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
130	130	Sep 1	NYY		PHA	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
131	131	Sep 3 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
132	132	Sep 3 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
133	133	Sep 4	NYY	@	PHA	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	2
134	134	Sep 6 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	3
135	135	Sep 6 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
136	136	Sep 7	NYY		BOS	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	11	1	1	13	0
137	137	Sep 8	NYY		BOS	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
138	138	Sep 9	NYY		BOS	W,10-0	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
139	139	Sep 11	NYY	@	DET	W,10-8	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	3
140	140	Sep 13 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
141	141	Sep 13 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
142	142	Sep 15	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	3
143	143	Sep 16 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	36	8.1	6	1	1	8	0
144	144	Sep 16 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	15	0	1	16	0
145	145	Sep 17	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
146	146	Sep 18	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	10	1	1	12	0
147	147	Sep 19	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
148	148	Sep 20 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	0
149	149	Sep 20 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	8	2	0	10	0
150	150	Sep 21	NYY	@	CHW	W,14-0	CG	31	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
151	151	Sep 22	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	39	8.2	14	0	0	14	0
152	152	Sep 25 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
153	153	Sep 25 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	1	3	1
154	154	Sep 26 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-6	CG	0	8.0	8	1	0	9	2
155	155	Sep 26 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-6	GS	0		1	0	0	1	0
							155gm		1361.0	1566	73	15	1654	87